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| − | + | ''(For other Waldos, see the [[Waldo (Disambiguation)|Disambiguation page]].)'' | |
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| + | A remote manipulator, also called a ''telefactor'', and based on the concept of a pantograph. | ||
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| + | The term comes from "Waldo," a [[novella]] by [[Robert A. Heinlein]], originally published in ''[[Astounding]]'' in August 1942 under the [[pseudonym]] [[Anson MacDonald]]. (It was famously reprinted in the 1950 collection ''Waldo & Magic, Inc.'') The word was widely adopted, not only in [[sf]], but for the real thing, beginning in [[World War II]]; it got into [[mundane]] dictionaries. | ||
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| + | *[https://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=23 Entry at Technovelgy.] | ||
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| + | {{fanspeak|start=1942}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 29 November 2022
(For other Waldos, see the Disambiguation page.)
A remote manipulator, also called a telefactor, and based on the concept of a pantograph.
The term comes from "Waldo," a novella by Robert A. Heinlein, originally published in Astounding in August 1942 under the pseudonym Anson MacDonald. (It was famously reprinted in the 1950 collection Waldo & Magic, Inc.) The word was widely adopted, not only in sf, but for the real thing, beginning in World War II; it got into mundane dictionaries.
| Fanspeak | 1942— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
